Category: Camping
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Glamping at Whispering Springs Wilderness Retreat
One of my highlights this summer was planning a glamping retreat for my work team this past June. The theme was “summer camp”, and we landed on a 3 day retreat at Whispering Springs. Even though I no longer work as an event or wedding planner, it felt nice to dust off my planning skills,…
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Wedding Anniversary Getaway at Balsam Lake
Last month we celebrated our second wedding anniversary. Two years married already! To celebrate, we planned a five day camping getaway at our beloved Balsam Lake. We’ve been to Balsam Lake many times before, but this trip felt a little more special because it was our first time back since getting married, and essentially, our…
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Camping Meals
August always brings that bittersweet nostalgia that comes with the end of summer. City carnivals get set up, sunflowers are in full bloom and school bags and pumpkins slowly start making an appearance in retail stores. August, to me, also symbolizes camping season as it’s been a ritual of ours to go camping at the…
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Camping Between Seasons
The cusp of Summer and Fall always feels bittersweet to me. It’s the turning point between my two favourite seasons, so I always feel a bit wistful when one season ends, yet excited for the other to follow. Freckled shoulders and tan lines showing signs of a summer well spent, start to fade just as…
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Summer Dates
Seeing as the last day of Summer is in two days, I thought I would post a photographic recap of my best summer memories. Here’s to sandy beach hair, to sunsets kissing the water, to quiet waves swaying you into blissful relaxation, and to weekends spent in isolation under just a full moon and a campfire. City Sails Sunday Beach…
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Balsam Lake
Last weekend some friends and I drove up to Baslam Lake Provincial Park to get away from the city craziness. The last time I went camping was pretty much two decades ago when I was in Girl Scouts (yeesh, I’m gettin’ old!). I was really looking forward to sleeping in tents, roasting some S’mores and sharing stories by the…
My Turquoise Bag 